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My circle of friends is small. We’re a little community of weird, wonderful and down right awesome human beings. I don’t see them everyday, but on those occasions we manage to get our adulting self out of the capitalist machine, it’s a party! And you can expect a generous flow of engaging conversation (and a …

Today marks a week since I started this series. So much has happened and there are a couple of things I need to talk about. Firstly, the response so far has been a overwhelming! I received so many messages of encouragement and support for these posts, so I feel I do need to take this …

When I presented as a boy, it was cool having that light layer of stubble on my chin or growing the occasional hipster beard. Now, my facial hair is the number one cause of my anxiety and dysphoria. And it’s difficult to talk about. I think back to those years when I would grow that manly …

For most of my life I had always felt a slight discomfort in my body and my gender. The discomfort wasn’t problematic in a sense, I most likely developed coping mechanisms to either ignore, bury, or just be okay with it. That seed of dysphoria manifested in very subtle ways in my life. I always …

While I haven’t entirely disappeared from the social space, it’s been a really a long time since I’ve voiced or posted anything personal in public. So, here I go… Living openly as a transgender woman has been a proper rollercoaster ride so far, with super highs and uber lows. With the support of my friends …